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We sold this '51 Commmodore Eight coupe in in late 2005. We bought the car in '95, and it went into
semi-retirement in '98 when we found the Hornet convertible. It's a stick shift, non-overdrive car, but equipped
with a 3.58 rear axle, so was a good 65 mph cruiser.
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Pretty nice upholstery for original 1951 vinyl and cloth.
Here's another shot of the '36 convertible I restored from 1989 to 2001. Lots of "Wow Factor." It's one of
only four '36 Hudson convertibles known to exist in the USA, and currently resides in the Nicola Bulgari collection. Two
more of these cars are in Russia and another is said to be in a Museum in Sweden. The Franklin Mint model of this car
looks great on the shelf with all the awards it won!
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| 1936 Hudson Custom Eight |
Nifty "art Deco" dash! The car was equipped with the optional "Electric Hand" vacuum-electric gear shift system.
A touch of the fingertip on the small shift lever on the steering column is all that's need to change gears.
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I love the lines of these "step-down" coupes! This one was not as pristine as it looks in the photos, but
ran and drove great. All the brightwork was very nice, so needed only a little body work and new paint to make
it a super looking machine.
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I did some underhood cleanup and a complete rebuild of the engine in 2004. A minor out-of-balance
problem arose out of that process; I had to get that problem resolved before it could go up for sale, and it took me
another year to get around to it!
Everything on this car was done as closely to original as possible. Photos in the factory service manual showed
a lot of details of the underhood area. Even the radiator hose clamps are positioned exactly as depicted in original
factory photos. The car changed hands again most recently in August, 2007, for the princely sum of $181,000 !
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| Eight in a row! 254 cu. in. (4.2 Liter), 115 HP |
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| Here I am accepting the AACA President's Cup award for 2001, from then President John Meyer. |
Here's how the chassis looked as it was just about ready to be mated to the restored body. This was in 1997 ...
only nine years after I started work on it! There had been a three year hiatus from '91 thru '94 while I was on a job
assignment in Switzerland.
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| Here's what she looked like when we first met! |
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